Branches and Roles
Founding Fathers
Preamble & Constitution
Bill of Rights
Federalists and Anti-Federalists
100
Q8 & 11
Which Branch of Government Enforces laws and appoints judges?
Executive Legislative Judicial
Executive Branch
100
Q1
Which men assisted in writing the United States constitution? Choose 2
Thomas Jefferson George Washington
George Mason James Madison
George Mason and James Madison
100
Q13
Which colonial example of representative government was included in the new US Government?
A Virginia House of Burgesses
B Monarchy
C Judges
D Appointed Governors
A Virginia House of Burgesses
100
What is our second amendment?
A. Speech
B. Jury
C. Bear Arms
C. Bear Arms
100
Q7
Which political party wanted a Bill of Rights included before ratifying (approving) the Constitution?
Federalists Anti-Federalists
Anti-Federalists
200
Q8 and 11
Which Branch of Government Makes laws and Passes laws?
Executive Legislative Judicial
Legislative Branch
200
Q2
Which Founding Father was a Ant-Federalist?
George Mason
James Madison
George Mason
200
Q10
What is the purpose of our system of checks and balances?
A To ensure that no one branch of government becomes too powerful
B To ensure that treaties with other nations can be easily made
C To protect the power of the federal government
D To protect the power of the state governments
A. To Ensure that no one branch of government becomes too powerful.
200
What is our 6th amendment?
A. Bear Arms
B. Press
C. Speedy Trial
C. Speedy Trial
200
Q14
Which political party wanted a Strong Federal Government and Supported the Constitution?
Anti-Federalist Federalist
Federalist
300
Q8 and 11
Which Branch of Government Interprets Laws and Practice Judicial Review
Executive Legislative Judicial
Judicial Branch
300
Q2
Which Founding Father is a Federalist?
James Madison or George Mason
James Madison
300
Q3
Who is the Preamble written for?
THE PEOPLE
300
Q6
Why did the Founding Fathers include a Bill of Rights in the Constitution?
A To protect citizen's rights by being violated from government abuse.
B The debt from the Revolutionary War was large and they needed to include a bill.
C To keep individual people from having too much power.
D To declare independence from Great Britain.
A. To Protech the citizen's rights by being violated from government abuse.
300
Q14
Which political party was opposed to the Constitution?
Anti-Federalist Federalist
Anti-Federalist
400
Q9
Bobby was caught speeding in a school zone. He was put on trail at a court. Which Branch of the government did the police officer work for?
Judicial Legislative Executive
Executive Branch
400
Q2
Which Founding Father is a Anti-Federalist?
John Adams or Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry
400
What part of the Constitution includes the First 10 Amendments?
The Preamble
Bill of Rights
Checks and Balances
Bill of Rights
400
What is the 8th Amendment?
A. Bear Arms
B. No Cruel and Unusual Punishment
C. Speech
B. No Cruel and Unusual Punishment
400
Q7
Which political party wanted to ratify (approve) the Constitution before adding the Bill of Rights
Federalists Anti-Federalists
Federalists
500
Q5 DOUBLE JEPORDY
Based on the graphic and your knowledge of the creation of the United States Government, how did the writers of the U.S. Constitution ensure that no part of the government or individual would have to much power?
Each branch has its own jobs, and each one can limit the power of the others using the system Checks and Balances.
500
Q2
Which Founding Father is a Federalist?
John Adams or Patrick Henry
John Adams
500
Q4
What are the jobs of the federal government?
in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty
500
Q12
What are the freedoms listed in the first amendment?
A. Judges, Trial, Jury, and Lawyer
B. Speech, Press, Petition, Assembly, and Religion
C. Bear Arms and Cruel and unusual punishment
B. Speech, Press, Petition, Assembly, and Religion
500
Q14
Which political party wanted State's to have rights and a Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?
Anti-Federalist Federalist
Anti-Federalist